Surname Sarić in modern Croatia

Sarić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia , barely Bosniaks (from Dubrovnik ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split. In Obljaj in Western Bosnia every second inhabitant had the family name Sarić.

Prevalence

About 960 people with faimily name Sarić live in Croatia today, in 400 households. There were 530 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 47 cities and 69 other places, mostly in Zagreb (185), Split (90), Dubrovnik (80), Prugovo in Solin area (50), and in Neoric in Sinj area (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 14 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (4), Germany (3), the Netherlands (2), the United Kingdom (1), Switzerland (1), Australia (1), France (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Sarić (including: Saric , Sarich , Sarici , Sharick , Sharich , Sarick , Sharic , Saricha , Sarrick and Sarric ) is present in 60 countries worldwide. The family name "Saric " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Austria. "Sarich " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 300 in Australia , and some 200 people in Argentina. "Sarick " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Josip Sarić, Dubravko Sarić, Denis Sarić, Manda Sarić, Bajro Sarić, Željko Sarić, Goran Sarić, Tihomir Sarić, Krešimir Sarić, Jasmina Sarić, Tomislav Sarić, Nada Sarić, Ante Sarić, Vjekoslav Sarić, Asim Sarić, Milena Sarić, Andrija Sarić, Jerko Sarić, Maja Sarić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1669 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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